You Were Never Here by Kathleen Peacock
The Worst Dogs: A Progressive Murder Mystery by Matthew de Lacey Davidson
Set in the aptly named fictional town of Feckless Bay, The Worst Dogs is Matthew de Lacey Davidson’s first mystery novel. And, as mystery novels go, the story is a good one, but not without its faults. More on that … Continue reading
Buried: A Novel by Ruth Chorney
It seems that the majority of Canada’s writers live either on our East or West Coasts or in Southern Ontario. A recent call for mid-western Canadian writers turned up a few names, Ruth Chorney’s among them. Ms. Chorney lives in … Continue reading
The Liars by Ida Linehan Young
Ida Linehan Young’s The Liars is a sequel to The Promise, (2019) which was a spin-off of 2018’s Being Mary Ro. There is no doubt that she is amongst the best of the best of Newfoundland’s storytellers, in … Continue reading
Butterfly by John Delacourt
Operation Vanished by Helen C. Escott
Helen C. Escott’s Operation Vanished follows closely on the heels of her bestselling Atlantic Canadian thriller Operation Wormwood (2018, Flanker Press). While that book dealt with an investigation by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, Operation Vanished has the RCMP investigating some … Continue reading
Celtic Knot: A Clara Swift Tale by Ann Shortell
A fine example of Canadian historical fiction, Ann Shortell’s Celtic Knot: A Clara Swift Tale (2018, Friesen Press) is constructed around the actual assassination of D’Arcy McGee, one of the fathers of confederation, on April 7th, 1868 as he … Continue reading
Phantom of Fire: A Dylan Maples Adventure by Shane Peacock
Best New Brunswick Reads of 2018
Looking back on all the books I reviewed in 2018, there were plenty of good ones that came out of New Brunswick.
Before I get to highlighting just a few of them, I would like to mention how unhappy I … Continue reading
Poplar Falls: The Death of Charlie Baker by Pierre C. Arseneault
Just down the road a piece from Miramichi on Route 126, you’ll pass through the lovely little Acadian town of Rogersville. Famous for their annual Bluegrass Festival, it is also the birthplace of Pierre C. Arseneault, whose most recent book … Continue reading
Under the Floorboard by Wendy Ranby
Lindstrom’s Progress (Trilogy #2) by John Moss
Lindstrom Alone (Trilogy #1) by John Moss
The Body on the Underwater Road by Chuck Bowie
As I write this review of the fourth book of the Donovan: Thief for Hire series, I reflect back on how Three Wrongs was one of the first books I reviewed for The Miramichi Reader. I liked it very much, … Continue reading